Seven weeks have passed since Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, and her family is not letting the world move on. In an emotional statement released this weekend, the Guthrie family thanks Tucson for its unwavering support while issuing a direct plea to the community — and to anyone who may be holding a piece of this puzzle without even realizing it.
If you have any information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward, and the Guthrie family is offering $1 million for information leading to her recovery.
A Grateful Family, A Desperate Plea
The statement, released as part of a special broadcast that aired Saturday evening, was signed by all three of Nancy’s children and their spouses — Savannah Guthrie and Michael Feldman, Annie Guthrie and Tommaso Cioni, and Camron Guthrie. In it, the family expressed profound gratitude to the neighbors, friends, and strangers across southern Arizona who have continued to rally around them through one of the most painful experiences a family can endure.
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends and the people of Tucson. We are all family now,” the family wrote. They went further, urging the Tucson community to take renewed action — to search their memories, revisit camera footage, check old text messages, and review journal notes for anything connected to two specific windows of time: the night of January 31 into the early morning hours of February 1, and the late evening of January 11.
“No detail is too small. It may be the key,” they wrote.
What Happened the Night Nancy Disappeared
Nancy Guthrie, 84, is a retired University of Arizona communications professional who has lived in the Tucson area for more than five decades. On the evening of January 31, she attended a family dinner with her daughter Annie and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, who drove her home afterward. He walked her safely inside before leaving. She was last seen at approximately 9:50 p.m. when her garage door closed behind her.
She never showed up the following morning for a planned church livestream at a friend’s house. When family members arrived to check on her around 11 a.m. on February 1, they found no trace of her — but her phone and personal belongings were still inside the home. By noon, the family had called 911.
Investigators found some of Nancy’s blood on the front porch. Doorbell camera footage captured a masked individual outside her home, wearing gloves and a backpack and attempting to cover the camera lens with foliage from a nearby potted plant. The Pima County Sheriff, Chris Nanos, has stated publicly that he believes Nancy was the victim of a targeted crime and was taken against her will.
No suspect has been identified. No arrests have been made.
The Investigation: Active, Expanding, and Far From Over
Seven weeks in, the investigation remains one of the most closely watched missing persons cases in the country. Sheriff Nanos has been direct about where things stand, stating the case is nowhere near being classified as a cold case. Investigators are working through thousands of hours of video footage, conducting ongoing DNA analysis, and following new leads that have emerged in recent weeks.
FBI agents have returned to the Catalina Foothills neighborhood multiple times, knocking on doors and asking neighbors fresh questions. They have expressed particular interest in a nearby property that was vacated shortly before Nancy’s disappearance, as well as several homes under construction in the area. Agents reportedly asked residents for the names of contractors and construction workers who had been active on properties in the vicinity in the weeks leading up to the abduction.
Experts have suggested that vacant or under-construction properties could serve as staging locations, allowing a suspect or group of suspects to observe neighborhood routines — including Nancy’s daily schedule — without drawing attention.
Investigators have also not ruled out the possibility that more than one person was involved in the crime.
A Family Still Unable to Grieve
Beyond the investigative details, the Guthrie family’s statement painted a raw and honest picture of what it means to live without answers for nearly two months.
“We miss our mom with every breath and we cannot be in peace until she is home. We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest.”
Savannah Guthrie, who stepped away from her on-air duties at NBC’s TODAY show following her mother’s disappearance, made a brief return to the studio earlier this month to thank her colleagues in person. “I wanted you to know that I’m still standing, and I still have hope, and I’m still me,” she told the staff. It was a moment of quiet resilience from a daughter who has spent nearly two months in the middle of a nightmare.
Tucson Refuses to Look Away
What has also defined this case is the response of a community that has refused to let go. Flowers, notes, and makeshift memorials have appeared outside Nancy’s home. Neighbors have spoken to investigators, shared footage, and participated in search efforts. A local news special, titled “Bring Her Home — The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie,” aired this weekend to highlight those community efforts and keep public pressure on the case.
The Guthrie family has made clear that they believe the answer lies somewhere within this community. Someone in Tucson, or in greater southern Arizona, may already hold the information that breaks this case open — and may not even know it yet.
Sheriff Nanos has directed his words squarely at whoever is responsible: “Just give her up. Let her go. Take her to a clinic, a hospital. Drop her off. Just let her go.”
Nancy Guthrie is 84 years old. She is a mother, a grandmother, and a beloved member of a community that has wrapped itself around her family. The case is active. The family has not stopped hoping. And right now, they are asking Tucson — and everyone watching — to hold on just a little longer.
Anyone with information is urged to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. No detail is too small — your information could bring Nancy home.
If this story stays with you, share it, keep talking about it, and never stop saying her name — because somewhere out there, someone knows what happened to Nancy Guthrie.